As the space race accelerates, companies and governments are clearing forests to build massive spaceports—but at what cost to the planet? From endangered ecosystems to displaced wildlife, the ...

In Bolivia, deforestation surged by 351% between 2015 and 2023, a trend that "shows no signs of abating," according to the researchers. In Indonesia, deforestation began to rise again last year ...

Deforestation has been linked to a range of commodities including palm oil, soy, cocoa and cattle. But how close is its link with dairy? The need to feed livestock drives deforestation. Crops such as ...

Government officials blamed the floods on heavy rainfall, but environmental groups have cited the disaster as the latest example of deforestation and environmental degradation intensifying the ...

Deforestation in Earth’s largest rainforest decreased by 22% in the year ending July 31, 2023, according to data released on Thursday by Brazil’s National Space Research Institute (INPE).

Deforestation in Brazil’s Amazon dropped ... according to data from Brazilian space research agency Inpe, down from the 11,568 square kilometers cleared a year earlier. It was the smallest ...

New research examines the 'revolution' in the study of deforestation brought about by satellites, and analyzing which kinds of policies might limit climate-altering deforestation. Imagine if ...

August was another month of relatively good news for the Amazon rainforest: The rate of deforestation has continued to decline significantly. Earlier this week, Marina Silva, Brazil’s ...